Police say a 78-year-old man was shot and killed inside his home Friday during a home invasion while his wife took cover in another room.
Officers responded to the home near 55th Avenue and Camelback around 3 a.m. and found the man dead.
Police spokesman James Holmes said the wife called police when she heard someone attempting to break into the home. She then heard what she believed to be a gunshot and found her husband in another room.
Phoenix police asking for help to catch person who killed elderly man inside his home during home invasion #abc15 pic.twitter.com/yj1VtmSHfC
— Katie Conner (@KatieJConner) September 25, 2015
Holmes called the incident an "absolute tragedy" for the family and said they do not have a lot to go on in terms of identifying a suspect.
The daughter of the victim identified her father as Jess Sixkiller, a former Chicago police officer and a Native American rights activist.
Daughter confirms name of home invasion victim as Jess Sixkiller, Cherokee advocate & former Chicago officer #abc15 pic.twitter.com/5qXgVZAze8
— Lauren Vargas (@LaurenABC15) September 25, 2015
Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.
